AI Control for Pasteurized Soft-Boiled Eggs

Primož Podržaj received their PhD from the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia, in 2004. He is a Full Professor with the Laboratory for Mechatronics, Production Systems, and Automation (LAMPA), Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, University of Ljubljana. His research interests include control systems, artificial intelligence, and machine vision.

Dominik Kozjek received their PhD in mechanical engineering and data science from the University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia, in 2019. His research focuses on applications of artificial intelligence in mechatronics and mechanical engineering. He made scientific contributions in the fields of fault diagnosis, control, and operations management in production systems, as well as metal additive manufacturing control. Currently, he is an Assistant Professor at the University of Ljubljana, Laboratory for Mechatronics, Production Systems, and Automation.

Gašper Škulj is an assistant professor at the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, University of Ljubljana, specializing in mechatronics. He earned his PhD in 2016, focusing on the self-organization of autonomous production systems. His current research interests include self-organization of autonomous mechatronic systems, supported by artificial intelligence, and their application in unstructured environments.

Tomaž Požrl earned his doctoral dwgree in 2015; he currently serves as an assistant in the Mechatronics program at the University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, where he supports courses in Electrical Engineering and Electronics, Software Engineering, and Control Theory. His research interests span across recommender systems, artificial intelligence, and manufacturing systems. He has made significant contributions to industrial projects, where he focuses on autonomous adaptive control in real-time operations. In addition to his research work, Dr. Požrl also plays an important role in student education, acting as a teaching mentor for projects where students gain hands-on experience and practical knowledge in real-world settings. Moreover, he is actively involved in organizing faculty summer schools, which aim to encourage students to pursue masters and doctoral studies.

Marjan Jenko (Member, IEEE) received their MSc E.E. degree from the University of Ljubljana, in 1987, and their PhD E.E. from Boston University, Boston, in 1994. He began his career at the Iskra Microelectronics Division in Ljubljana. A year after becoming the Head of the IC Design Department, he went to Boston to pursue PhD studies. After his studies, he joined RF Power Products Inc.,Voorhees, NJ, as a Research Engineer. Later, he joined System Chip, Los Gatos, CA, as a VLSI Designer. He has been with the University of Ljubljana, since 2000. He has been teaching electric circuit theory and programming engineering for the last ten years. He has been developing multi discipline projects for the education of engineering, IT, and product design students. His current work encompasses robust product design and manufacturing parameters for robust production. His research fields include embedded systems, control theory, distributed applications for management and control, methods of design for robust production, algorithms for process simulation, and technical education. In the past five years, he has led four MVZI projects aimed at providing students with practical experience in a working environment. Dr. Jenko received two golden awards for industrial innovation from the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Slovenia, where he also received a silver award for an industrial innovation.